Tag Archives: Iceland

Kris Graves is a photographer from Queens, New York City. He has a plan to produce a book of photography, incorporating three separate trips to Iceland. He shares with me an obsession with Iceland, although Kris expresses his with the most stunning photographs of Iceland, instead of my words. Kris describes Iceland as: ‘isolated, […]

Geoff Harper, a fellow Brit, is on his way to start his ‘Unchained Iceland’ challenge. Unchained Iceland is a five hundred mile traverse of Iceland’s southern beaches from Höfn to Reykjavík on a Fatbike. Whilst many riders have circumnavigated Iceland via the Ring Road this trip is unique. Geoff will be camping along the route […]

It seemed that Grundarfjörður was near to nowhere. I had made the mistake of trying to travel to this town/village on the northern edge of Snæfellnes from Reykjavík in an afternoon. Somehow, I still can’t quite get my head around distances in Iceland. Places that seem relatively near on the map taking forever to get […]

Samaris have been receiving a lot of attention recently. Not only have they signed to One Little Indian, they have also been played on UK radio and Góða tungl was Lauren Laverne’s track of the day. Here is an interview with Jófríður from the band from last summer. I recently took a flight to Grímsey […]

Rökkurró kindly suggested to their Facebook fans and Twitter followers yesterday that they check out my book. To return the favour, I thought I’d post some music from this delightful Icelandic band, and the interview with singer Hildur, which is taken from Iceland, Defrosted. Oh, and then you should definitely check out their Facebook page […]

Martin Varga is a 35-year-old man with a plan. Originally hailing from Germany, Martin wants to breathe life into a disused fish factory near Husavík in North Iceland. He plans on turning it into a hotel and café bar in order to share his love of Iceland with visitors. It’s an ambitious project, and one […]

Ok, this is how its going to work. Inspired by the kind actions of a few of my friends and Kickstarter backers, I’ve decided to set up an Iceland, Defrosted competition. It might work, it might not, but either way, I think its going to be a lot of fun. All you need to do […]

On a recent trip to Iceland, ostensibly to promote my book Iceland, Defrosted but really any excuse to visit Iceland, see friends and drink local beer, I spent several days listening to Kveikur the new album from Sigur Rós. There may not be a better place to listen to Sigur Rós than Iceland, but Kveikur […]

Last night was the third launch of Iceland, Defrosted, following launches in London (where I underestimated the number of attendees) and in Reykjavík (not so much). I had always wanted to do something in the area where I had grown up, so that I could show some gratitude to my friends, family and colleagues who […]

I was talking to an Icelander, when I first thought that something was wrong. I couldn’t figure it out at first, it was so unusual. I am taller than most people, so it came as a surprise that the Icelander I was talking to towered over me. I’m not used to looking up to people […]